Kevin M. Walczyk

From Glory to Glory was commissioned by the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference to honor and celebrate the life of Heather Reu, daughter of Molly and Ray Cramer. The entire work's melodic and harmonic constructs are derived from pitch structures based on words and folksongs relating specifically to Heather's life. The work is in seven sections with the primary tonality of each section spelling out the word "Heather". The first, third, and fifth sections of the work utilize motifs and harmonies based on her complete name - Heather Ellen Cramer Reu, while the second and fourth sections feature two folksongs indigenous to the countries from which Heather adopted her four children. The Vietnamese folksong, Oh, My Beloved! Stay With Me! is featured throughout the second section of the work and the Chinese folksong, White Birds is featured in the fourth section of the work. In the sixth section of the work, these two folksongs, representing Heather's children, are united with the musical motifs that spell Heather's name; thus, musically uniting Heather and her children. The seventh section serves as the work's coda and, similar to the entire composition, reflects the energy, commitment, dedication, love, passion and spirit that Heather lived her life. This work is dedicated to all those who have been blessed by Heather's life. "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord" - II Corinthians 3:18 [NKJV]

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